Many people are unsure about how to talk about climate change, especially with people who might not share their perspective. So the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication has released a card game to help you and others you know to explore your feelings and knowledge. You can download the cards from this link.
This game aims to create conversations, having participants work through their own relationships with climate change while envisioning a climate resilient future. Working with a partner, participants pick one card from each of the four conversation levels:
- Level 1 is inviting icebreakers – getting to know people in a low-stakes way.
- Level 2 is jumping right into our feelings and thoughts about climate change – what are we scared of, what do we wish we knew, what have we been thinking about up to this point?
- Level 3 is imaging into the future – where do we want to go? What hopes and dreams do we have for our future selves, our children, our communities?
- Level 4 is meta-reflection – how has this conversation made us feel? What are we taking away from this conversation?
Players take turns responding and listening to the prompts, forming a connection along the way. The card game is available in both Spanish and English for a diversity of players.
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Darcy Hitchcock 